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Rand Paul: "Goons" blocked WWII Memorial
Politico ^ | October 2, 2013 | Lucy McCalmont

Posted on 10/02/2013 6:55:34 AM PDT by Biggirl

Sen. Rand Paul blasted the federal government for trying to block World War II vets from visiting their memorial, saying “some idiot in government sent goons out there to set up barricades.” “If Harry Reid and the President want to keep the parks closed — I mean did you read the story today? Some idiot in government sent goons out there to set up barricades, so they couldn’t see the monument. People had to spend hours setting up barricades where there are never barricades to prevent people from seeing the World War II monument because they’re trying to play a charade,” Rand (R-Ky.) said Tuesday on Fox News’s “Hannity.”

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: goons; govtshutdown; paul; ww2; wwii; wwiimemorial; wwiivets
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To: Liz

thanks for your post. (wiping tears away)


21 posted on 10/02/2013 7:23:33 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: Liz

Such a long, far cry from that vile sludge that occupies the White House today.

Damn, I miss Reagan...


22 posted on 10/02/2013 7:26:26 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: Biggirl

I always notice Mr military hero John McCain is awol when it comes to issues like this. He only stands for his ownself.


23 posted on 10/02/2013 7:27:03 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Biggirl
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24 posted on 10/02/2013 7:27:08 AM PDT by baddog 219
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To: canuck_conservative
"Will the public be fooled?"

I hate to tell you this, but about half the public are fools.

25 posted on 10/02/2013 7:27:27 AM PDT by anoldafvet
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To: Senator_Blutarski

There are a lot of typical decent Americans living their lives uninterrupted today, despite the government shutdown. They continue to draw their pay from the private sector, and are not missing any government benefits because they never got any in the first place.

Several sections of the government continue to function despite the shutdown. The administration has cherry picked it’s favorites to keep open.

The administration chose to prohibit entry into OUR parks and national monuments to punish decent Americans, the ones who give more than they take.

Thank God for the WWII vets.


26 posted on 10/02/2013 7:28:07 AM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: Biggirl

They expend more effort during the “shutdown” setting up barricades than they do when the government is “running”.


27 posted on 10/02/2013 7:29:31 AM PDT by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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To: Biggirl

Next they’ll block Sidewalks and Roads


28 posted on 10/02/2013 7:29:35 AM PDT by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
This will backfire on the Dictator and his Gestapo in Congress---OBayMe Goons locking up the WW11 Memorial-----maybe Arlington National Cemetery, as well?

You nailed it-----but I just can't wait to hear the ObamaCrappers spin on this. Maybe congratulating themselves for "closing down the govt" to one and all.....INCLUDING VETS.

29 posted on 10/02/2013 7:30:31 AM PDT by Liz
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To: anoldafvet
I hate to tell you this, but about half the public are fools.

Yup, I saw the election results last November.


30 posted on 10/02/2013 7:34:15 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Biggirl

One other thing about the debates; is it conceivable for the debates to continue past the Oct 17 debt ceiling deadline? Could the House GOP simply say they are gonna ignore that deadline or would they still be obligated to end the shutdown one way or the other by Oct 17? Is it an option for them to say they are gonna just keep going past that date and totally ignore the debt ceiling deadline?


31 posted on 10/02/2013 7:43:22 AM PDT by freedom462
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To: Biggirl
“some idiot in government sent goons out there to set up barricades.”

Finally someone is speaking plain english.
32 posted on 10/02/2013 7:44:20 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Liz

The human waste in this Regime and this Congress should be dropped into Afganistan to walk point.


33 posted on 10/02/2013 7:47:51 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Biggirl

Goons indeed.


34 posted on 10/02/2013 7:49:05 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Biggirl
Interesting that these guys threw Hilter out of Europe and now have to throw Obama’s goons out of DC.
35 posted on 10/02/2013 7:50:10 AM PDT by McGruff (Mr. Cruz goes to Washington.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

The human waste in this Regime and this Congress should be dropped into Afganistan to walk point
= = = = = = = = = = =

Not a bad idea BUT it is only good if the ‘main force’ goes in the other direction.

I personally would not desire ANY of these clowns to have my ‘back’.

I didn’t like it etc but always thought that ‘draft dodgers’ as a whole are better off NOT in the field as their true ‘character’ would eventually surface....


36 posted on 10/02/2013 7:52:20 AM PDT by xrmusn (6/98 --Egoist:A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me. (Ambrose Bierce))
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To: Biggirl; All

Mr. Obama!!!

“Tear down these BARRICADES!!!”

Seems appropriate to me...


37 posted on 10/02/2013 7:54:07 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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To: Biggirl

The next time the barricades are up they will be guarded by the Military, Homeland Security with just a few TSA. Just to show how much King Obama’s communists army says get lost.


38 posted on 10/02/2013 7:54:35 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: xrmusn

Backlash coming, wanna bet?


39 posted on 10/02/2013 7:55:24 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Biggirl

Woah, check out the comments on this article. Politicos turning against Obama? We might win this yet. Obama is indeed a vindictive SOB.


40 posted on 10/02/2013 7:55:53 AM PDT by Viennacon
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